Refuses to read the Harry Potter books??
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LaveyanCrow — 13 years ago(August 07, 2012 11:04 PM)
I think Richard Harris (the first dumbledore) had some bad opinions about Ian McKellen and didn't want him to be dumbledore, and after he died they just respected his wish and didn't cast Ian McKellen (or so I've heard, sorry if im misinformed).
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echoster — 16 years ago(July 22, 2009 05:19 PM)
His reasoning at that link are perfect in my opinion. I personally found the first 4 movies great by not reading the books, but when I read all the books after Goblet of Fire, I was extremely disappointed with the movies cause of what they left out.
The actor shouldn't have to read the book to know how to play the character; the script should say how the actor should act and the director should point out "Dumbledore wouldn't do this." If the director didn't, then he was playing the character as the director thought he should be playing it. -
WeRNotAfraid — 15 years ago(August 20, 2010 09:14 AM)
He doesn't like interviews and makes things up. I think he at least read the third book, but as other posters pointed out, most of the actors don't read them. I don't think Maggie Smith and Ralph Fiennes sit around reading Harry Potter. Actors just sort of do what the director tells them to, they don't have autonomy. If JK Rowling has no problem with him, neither do I.
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Ace_101 — 15 years ago(September 01, 2010 09:47 AM)
The movies are not being made for JK Rowling only. It is made for us fans. JK Rowling earns sh!tloads of money from WB ofcourse she doesn't have a problem.
However the fans, who spend their money to go and watch a movie they love, they deserve the acting that has some distinct resemblance to the character that they adore in the books. And frankly speaking Gambon does not even come close to the Dumbledore in the books.
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sillylass — 15 years ago(November 17, 2010 04:42 PM)
I totally agree! I think Gambon is a TERRIBLE Dumbledore - he gives a tempermental, anxious and severe portrayal of what should be a very cool, cunning and whimsical character. I cringe every time he delivers a line that is so anti-Dumbledore. Too bad they didn't get Peter O'Toole to replace Richard Harris instead - I think he would have been fabulous!
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Mrs_Phoenix — 15 years ago(September 27, 2010 05:25 AM)
Plenty of actors don't read the books of the films they are in. It sometimes works out better to work strictly from the script.
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morethanwhat — 15 years ago(December 06, 2010 07:14 AM)
That's unfortunate. No wonder Dumbledore seemed to have a personality transplant for those 3 movies.
Did Michael Gambon read the 6th book? Because his performance was vastly improved and he seemed to portray a completely different person in that movie. -
overwatch17 — 15 years ago(January 25, 2011 10:56 AM)
I personally think his version of Dumbledore is great. He never seemed like a grumpy old man except for the one scene in OOTP where he said "don't you all have studying to do" but in that part he was angry about Umbridge so it was understandable.
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xx_Sarah — 15 years ago(February 26, 2011 03:05 PM)
Ian Mckellan was offered the role of Dumbledore when Griffiths died, but he turned it down because of LOTR; He didn't think it was fair to be playing two "great wizards of all time". I read it somewhere years ago.
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xXRandomnessXx — 15 years ago(March 06, 2011 06:43 PM)
xx_Sarah is right, Ian did say that some years ago.
Anyway, stop your whinging about Gambon being Dumbledore. It's done. He's on the screen & personally, I don't mind about him being Dumbledore.
It's only a movie,I'm sure you guys are more then capable of creating Dumbledore with your own imagination from just reading the books itself. -
metalucax — 14 years ago(July 09, 2011 12:53 PM)
But that is exactly de the point, overwatch17. Dumbledore NEVER gets angry, except when someone harms his students. Or say he doesn't care about them. Dumeblodre, no matter what happens, is always cool, thinking and totally calm, even if there is a war happening just in front of him. And that is exactly what Gambon is not. He is angry, anxious, severea tired and grumpy old man.